Nominations Open: 49th annual International Design Competition

The Retail Design Institute is accepting entries for its annual International Design competition.

The competition, now in its 49th year, celebrates exceptional retail experiences ranging from full-line traditional department stores to specialty apparel stores and restaurants to kiosks and pop-up/pop-in shops.

Design firms and in-house retail design teams from around the globe are invited to submit projects covering all retail formats. Submissions must include up to eight images for specialty stores and up to 12 images for department, large format and supermarkets. Each entry must include a 750-word narrative summary, plus captioned images. (Entries may not include multiple locations representing a single retailer.)

Projects eligible to be entered are those completed between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019. The competition portal closes March 2, 2020. Click here for more information.

The “Class of 2020” (finalists for Best in Class award) will be announced in March 2020. The finalists will be celebrated along with the Store of Year (Best in Class) winner will be announced at the 49th Awards Gala, May 20, 2020 in New York City. Winning projects will also be published.

For help or more information, contact Janet Groeber at [email protected].